Rev. Emmanuel Akordor is born to Mr. William Akordor and Gertrude Abra Heh on the 18th of October 1982 in Hohoe in the Volta Region. He hails from HO-Bankoe. Emmanuel, though the only child of her mother, has other six siblings, two boys and four girls. Emmanuel was brought up by his grandmother, Anna Ama Heh and his maternal uncles and aunties. Through the inspiration of his grandfather, the late S.K.K. Heh, Emmanuel became a member of Knights of the Altar at a very early age in the Holy Trinity Parish, Hohoe, where his journey to the Priesthood began. He had his basic education in Hohoe and in 1999 proceeded to St. Mary’s Seminary Senior High, Lolobi in the Volta Region for His second cycle education, which he completed in 2002.

In September 2003, he was admitted into the postulancy of the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana to begin his basic formation in philosophical studies. Upon completion, he was admitted to the Divine Word Novitiate in July 2006, to continue his spiritual formation. He professed his first Vows on 20th August, 2007 at Kwahu - Nkwatia, in the Eastern Region.

He then went back to Tamale in September 2007 to do his theological studies at St. Victor’s Major Seminary. After his third year of theological studies, in August 2010, he went to Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, New Aplaku, in Accra, for his one year pastoral experience. On 31st May 2011, he went together with three of his confreres to Kwahu- Nkwatia for preparation towards professing his Perpetual Vows. On August 15, 2011 he professed his Perpetual Vows in the Society of the Divine Word at St. Peter’s Senior High School Chapel, Kwahu-Nkwatia.He then went back to Tamale to complete his final year of Seminary formation.

On the 12th of November, 2011, he was ordained deacon by Most Rev. Philip Naameh, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Tamale.

Emmanuel enjoys playing football, listening to music, singing and jokes. His favorite Bible quotation is Jeremiah 29:11. Emmanuel is assigned by the Superior General to work in the Southern Province of Philippines.

Motivational words:

“For it is when the Lord thinks well of a person that he is really approved, and not when he thinks well of himself.”(2 Cor 10:18)